*Editor’s note: This story was updated Friday evening upon introduction of the implementing legislation. 

The ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis in New Jersey passed easily with even-higher-than-expected voter support on Tuesday, but the opening of a full-fledged market with licensed dispensaries and cultivators, among others players, could take a year or more, legal experts from other states with experience in the massive endeavor contend.

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